William Henry Pickering
William Henry Pickering | |
|---|---|
Pickering in 1909 | |
| Born | February 15, 1858 |
| Died | January 16, 1938 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1897) |
| Relatives | Edward Charles Pickering (brother) |
| Awards | Lalande Prize (1905) Prix Jules Janssen (1909) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
William Henry Pickering (February 15, 1858 – January 16, 1938) was an American astronomer. Pickering constructed and established several observatories or astronomical observation stations, notably including Percival Lowell's Flagstaff Observatory. He spent much of the later part of his life at his private observatory in Jamaica.